Palettes / Colors / #97EE71
#97EE71 — Light Vivid Green
#97EE71 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #97EE71 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#97EE71 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #C972EE; it also sits naturally between #D5EE72 and #72EE8A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #97EE71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 151, 238, 113 |
| HSL | 102°, 79%, 69% |
| HSV | 102°, 53%, 93% |
| CMYK | 37%, 0%, 53%, 7% |
| XYZ | 46.32, 68.92, 26.48 |
| Yxy | 68.92, 0.3268, 0.4863 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.46, -48.19, 51.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.02, -41.92, 36.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 93% · Blue 44%
Cyan 37% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 53% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #97EE71
.text { color: #97EE71; }
.background { background-color: #97EE71; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97EE71; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 238, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(102, 79%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97EE71; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 238, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97EE71; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 238, 113, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#97EE71">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97EE71">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C972EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #97EE71: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97EE71
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #97EE71: ·
How #97EE71 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #97EE71 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #97EE71?
#97EE71 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 151, 238, 113). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #97EE71?
#97EE71 is RGB 151, 238, 113 — HSL 102°, 79%, 69% — CMYK 37%, 0%, 53%, 7%.
What colors go with #97EE71?
Its complement is #C972EE; analogous partners are #D5EE72 and #72EE8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #97EE71 for text?
Black text on #97EE71 has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.